Phillip Medhurst under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. In the collection of Revd. Philip De Vere at St. George’s Court, Kidderminster, England. I wonder if a major ...

But in a stadium in Israel, under bright lights and a bruised sky, singer Maor Buzaglo walks onto the field. He takes the ...

In this powerful and lyrical picture book inspired by Jewish legends called Midrashim, Gerstein (The Man Who Walked Between the Towers) imagines the viewpoint of the white ram that plays a key role in ...

On Sept. 15, Jewish people will usher in our holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the New Year. Contrasting with the secular Jan. 1 New Year Holiday, which we Jews also enjoy, Rosh Hashanah is completely solemn.

I retired from my secular career a year ago this month, and last fall — with all the other kids — I went back to school. In my case, I took two semesters of Biblical Hebrew, the language of the Old ...

Q:Good God Squad piece this week, Rabbi! I am preaching this coming Sunday on that father/son relationship of Abraham and Isaac at my church in Patchogue, N.Y., where I serve as pastor. I love your ...

The title of this piece points to the central event under discussion: Abraham’s attempted sacrifice of Isaac on Mount Moriah. But, given our discussion of last week and the week before, it might also ...

The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the most challenging stories in the Bible but that's exactly what drew filmmaker David Helling to it. His feature debut film, "His Only Son," depicts the ...

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are called Abrahamic faiths not only because Abraham was the first monotheist but because he was so famously devoted to God. His obedience was so strong that he was ...

“I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore.” The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the most fascinating, and troubling ...

We may flinch at seeing the revered patriarch nearly end his own son’s life. But what do we miss when viewing this story through contemporary eyes? One of the most dramatic moments of the entire Bible ...